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EU probes U.S. online gambling crackdown

March 10, 2008 Commission looking into complaints from foreign companies that believe they are being singled out by the U.S. Justice Department. TAGS: European Union, World Trade Organization, crackdown, commission, measure, U.S., compensation, complaint, founder

Senate to mull copyright, piracy measures

April 30, 2004 The measures would criminalize using camcorders in movie theaters and increase fees for patent applications, among other issues. TAGS: measure, camcorder, intellectual property, movie

New Mexico's video game nanny tax

February 11, 2008 PFF's Adam Thierer says the state's decision is a troubling harbinger for makers and users of electronic game technologies. TAGS: New Mexico, tax, video game, kid, speech, measure, Sudoku, children, TV, video, games

Europe's software patent war ignites again

September 21, 2006 Patent debate may be taken out of hands of elected politicians under new measure, Parliament groups say. TAGS: software patent, litigation, European Union, measure, critic, Europe, open source

Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

May 11, 2007 California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products. TAGS: DMCA, digital radio, Apple Computer, measure, letter, Adobe Systems Inc., copyright law, media player, RealNetworks Inc., law, digital audio, intellectual property, California, work, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Senate may move on bill to ban Net-access tax

November 21, 2003 A logjam on a stalled bill to permanently ban taxes on Internet access appears close to breaking, but the final shape of the bill is uncertain. TAGS: moratorium, tax, ban, Internet access, senator, bill, measure, vote, DSL

President signs pretexting bill into law

January 16, 2007 Federal law makes it illegal to buy, sell or obtain personal phone records through fraudulent means; violations could yield prison time. TAGS: pretexting, legislation, president, bill, measure, law, record, HP

Avoiding half measures on Net Neutrality

March 24, 2006 Tropos Networks CEO Ron Sege says Congress should look to enhanced competition, not prescriptive regulation. TAGS: Net Neutrality, spectrum, broadband, broadband service, broadband network, measure, Wi-Fi, TV

Clash over cell phone fees

March 17, 2005 Fees and taxes are on the rise, a cell phone industry group says, and state regulators are to blame. TAGS: CTIA, lawmaker, BellSouth Corp., tax, regulator, cell phone, fee, law, measure, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., California, U.S.

Controversial spy bill advances in Senate

September 14, 2006 Civil liberties groups and Democrats argue a new bill would give approval to an unchecked surveillance regime. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Democrat, bill, president, Sen., Bush Administration, measure, Republican, power

New bill in Congress targets phone record fraud

March 8, 2006 Congressional panel approves more penalties targeting sales of personal phone records without customer consent. TAGS: pretexting, bill, Republican, committee, Rep., measure

Senators: Bloggers may not be true journalists

October 19, 2005 Key politicians say that bloggers' "lack of accountability" means they might not deserve protection under a proposed shield law. TAGS: blogger, journalist, reporter, Sen., senator, law, politician, protection, measure, Republican

Anti-spyware bill heads for House

June 24, 2004 Measure to keep an eye on spyware takes a step closer to becoming law. Tech industry groups aren't too happy. TAGS: Mary Bono, anti-spyware, bill, vote, spyware, measure, monitor

FTC officials blast spyware measures

April 29, 2004 Legislators counter that officials should be outraged over potential abuses of privacy and security through programs that serve ads and transmit information. TAGS: spyware, adware, measure, law, chairman

Antipiracy law heads for EU vote

February 19, 2004 The European Parliament is set to vote next week on a controversial law that would extend companies' powers to crack down on pirates and song-swappers TAGS: directive, European Union, law, scope, intellectual property, antipiracy, piracy, measure, power, U.S.

House passes antispam bill

November 22, 2003 The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves antispam legislation that could end more than six years of failed attempts to create a federal law restricting unsolicited commercial e-... TAGS: antispam bill, anti-spam, CAN-SPAM Act, federal law, bill, legislator, junk e-mail, law, recipient, measure, attempt, e-mail, California
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